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some republican leader mitch mcconnell introduced the secretary as part of the mcconnell centers lecture series. this is about an hour. [applause] >> if everyone would please be seated we will go ahead and get started. it is really wonderful to see so many of you here tonight.of h on behalf of all of us at the university of what like to welcome you here. i am especially delighted that in our audience ibm members of our board of trustees to our board of overseers, many of the deans of less presidents and and others are universal family. we're also delighted to have tha mayor and his wife here tonight. many members of the metromaembe council and our stateil legislature, and, of course, a f former congressman and senator.f we are also really gratified to see some many members of our military units your tonight, and i especially want to look m gall you.ary . is my great pleasure tonight toa also offer the republican leader of the united states senator mitch o mcconnell. one of the best friends anybody could ever have an especially if you're the university of laval.e the father of our prestig
some republican leader mitch mcconnell introduced the secretary as part of the mcconnell centers lecture series. this is about an hour. [applause] >> if everyone would please be seated we will go ahead and get started. it is really wonderful to see so many of you here tonight.of h on behalf of all of us at the university of what like to welcome you here. i am especially delighted that in our audience ibm members of our board of trustees to our board of overseers, many of the deans of less...
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mcconnell and harry reid come up with the deal. they accept it to the house on sunday night, monday morning. what are the chances of them getting their ducks in a row, boehner getting his ducks in a row and us still being able to avoid the krif? >> right. we should have a better sense of that by tomorrow afternoon when they start to reconvene. speaker boehner made it clear at the meeting at the white house on friday, anything that the senate passes will be considered by the house, might be amended, might be changed a bit. has to go back to the senate quick for changes. but he said will indeed be considered. the question, can perhaps all the democrats plus at least some republicans, come together to pass something while a bunch of conservative republicans will oppose it, because it's raising taxes for one thing. >> the issue of taxes, is this a consequence of really what happens with bush 41? who is recovering in the hospital, by the way, right now and certainly our thoughts are with him. when he broke that pledge, read my lips, no
mcconnell and harry reid come up with the deal. they accept it to the house on sunday night, monday morning. what are the chances of them getting their ducks in a row, boehner getting his ducks in a row and us still being able to avoid the krif? >> right. we should have a better sense of that by tomorrow afternoon when they start to reconvene. speaker boehner made it clear at the meeting at the white house on friday, anything that the senate passes will be considered by the house, might...
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mcconnell, a laugh as opposed to a concrete, specific counteroffer. and they have got to come forward and show the president the money that they're willing to put on the table, and they haven't done it. and until they do, we're just going to have this circular talkfest. >> congressman peter welch, it's great to have you on the program again. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> you know, there was all this talk and buzz, and it was among us and the chattering class about this meeting yesterday. a big white house lunch between mitt romney and president obama and somehow would there will be a role maybe in these talks about the fiscal cliff. we don't know a lot about what they talked about. the meeting was about an hour long. they had white turkey chili and southwestern chicken salad. but molly, this is the first time they've seen each other since the election. what do you say beyond congratulations, mr. president? >> goodness knows. it's pretty telling that the most newsworthy item out of that meeting was the lunch menu. the readout we got from the white
mcconnell, a laugh as opposed to a concrete, specific counteroffer. and they have got to come forward and show the president the money that they're willing to put on the table, and they haven't done it. and until they do, we're just going to have this circular talkfest. >> congressman peter welch, it's great to have you on the program again. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> you know, there was all this talk and buzz, and it was among us and the chattering class about this...
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>>guest: not john boehner, and mcconnell is not either. you heard yesterday when treasury secretary geithner put the plan on the table, mcconnell literally laughed out loud because they saw sticker shot on republican side. they believe the president campaigned on $800 billion tax increases back over the last few months and now suddenly it is doubled to $1.6 trillion because it is not just about going back to the old clinton tax rates and letting the bush rates expire it is also about adding new taxes on capital gains, dividends, et cetera. the push back is the president campaigned on this and he believes he won that argument, and he believes that once republicans give in on the tax argument, at least extend the bush rates for the middle class, as the president says, 98 percent, basically, he will talk about spending cuts and i think that is the other frustration republicans have, they think if they give in on taxes, now, with a promise of spending cuts later, those cuts will never materialize. >>neil: do folks at white house think there wi
>>guest: not john boehner, and mcconnell is not either. you heard yesterday when treasury secretary geithner put the plan on the table, mcconnell literally laughed out loud because they saw sticker shot on republican side. they believe the president campaigned on $800 billion tax increases back over the last few months and now suddenly it is doubled to $1.6 trillion because it is not just about going back to the old clinton tax rates and letting the bush rates expire it is also about...
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there was open public division between mcconnell who signed off on doing a short-term deal and certainly eric cantor, boehner's number two who was the most public opponent of a two-month deal and there was boehner sort of sitting in the middle, wobbling back and forth, very unsteady and he eventually made the call, you know what, guys, we're going to punt on this for two months and they're making the call again to sort of punt on the payroll tax cut here, they want to get this behind them and then try to focus the rest of the year on issues that are many in their wheel house. they sort of got outflanked on a tax issue which is a very odd issue for congressional republicans to be considering. this time around, they fell on the wrong side of it. >> paul kane of the washington post. his work is available online at washingtonpost.com. congressional republicans and democrats moving closer to an agreement that will extend the payroll tax holiday until the end of this year. >>> a number of new polls out, including from cbs news, showing that rick santorum has pulled ahead slightly in a national
there was open public division between mcconnell who signed off on doing a short-term deal and certainly eric cantor, boehner's number two who was the most public opponent of a two-month deal and there was boehner sort of sitting in the middle, wobbling back and forth, very unsteady and he eventually made the call, you know what, guys, we're going to punt on this for two months and they're making the call again to sort of punt on the payroll tax cut here, they want to get this behind them and...
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i'm told by nancy pelosi's office that she's saying senators reed and mcconnell will try to come up with something. they also said that speaker boehner said in the meeting that he won't move anything until the senate moves first. and nancy pelosi called the meeting constructive and candid. that's the first indication we have on the record from one of the leaders about what happened in that meeting. all eyes are on the 6:30 p.m. house reconveninreconvening. what if anything will they be able to vote on? we don't know the answer as of now. we do know the president did not make any new offers in the meeting today. >> it is staggering for the president to call the congressional leaders in at 3:00 on a friday and tell them to come up with a plan, when that could have been the case this morning. to give them time to come up with a plan. >> you're right, i think based on what we know now publicly it would appear that the white house sort of let the expectations game get ahead of them here. because there was talk in washington early on in the day that there might be a mini deal pending. maybe an
i'm told by nancy pelosi's office that she's saying senators reed and mcconnell will try to come up with something. they also said that speaker boehner said in the meeting that he won't move anything until the senate moves first. and nancy pelosi called the meeting constructive and candid. that's the first indication we have on the record from one of the leaders about what happened in that meeting. all eyes are on the 6:30 p.m. house reconveninreconvening. what if anything will they be able to...
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>> yes. >> no, mcconnell said that. he never said our mission is to create jobs for the american people. but to take one job away from the president of united states. >> you're a great guest. good luck. thank you david corn. wur your book is called "showdown ". we are ready for paper back. these characters are doing it for you again. great book promotion by the way. >>> why is romney ducking the press? on the plane being cute about it, saying he doesn't have to answer your questions, laughing about it in that sort of phony laugh of his. what is he two going to do as president? by the way, bain capital. that's where you work, where you get rich. explain the money. showis how you made the money. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ female announcer ] hey, head & shoulders users... how long since you worried about flakes? since before jeans were this skinny. not since us three got a haircut. not since my first twenty-ninth birthday. [ female announcer ] head & shoulders. scalp and hair beyond compare. >>> we got s
>> yes. >> no, mcconnell said that. he never said our mission is to create jobs for the american people. but to take one job away from the president of united states. >> you're a great guest. good luck. thank you david corn. wur your book is called "showdown ". we are ready for paper back. these characters are doing it for you again. great book promotion by the way. >>> why is romney ducking the press? on the plane being cute about it, saying he doesn't have...
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mcconnell laughed at the geithner proposal. he said it was a serious proposal. he might be the only one outside of this precinct who believes that and geithner insists if the gop wants entitlement reform, reform to social security and medicare and medicaid and many of those things were on the table in that failed grand bargaining of a year and a half ago, geithner, the president, all administration officials insist, it's the republicans who have going to have to show a little ankle and insist on what they want. make it clear what they want in terms of those reforms, if they want them to be on the table. the administration is not going to go first, they say they've already spelled out what they want in terms of raising taxesnd revenue. we don't apleer to be closer to a deal 29 days out. craig? >> republicans are going to have to show a little more ankle. i'll be using that. mike viquiera, from 1600 pennsylvania, thank you, good sir. so will a deal get done by the january 1st deadline? here's what one prominent republican senator had to say this morning. >> i thin
mcconnell laughed at the geithner proposal. he said it was a serious proposal. he might be the only one outside of this precinct who believes that and geithner insists if the gop wants entitlement reform, reform to social security and medicare and medicaid and many of those things were on the table in that failed grand bargaining of a year and a half ago, geithner, the president, all administration officials insist, it's the republicans who have going to have to show a little ankle and insist...
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mcconnell? >> nothing new in that statement from his mitch mcconnell. no. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ president obama spoken in manufacturing company. this is about 20 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. please have a seat. have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello. it is good to be back in pennsylvania. and eight is good to be right here -- and it is good to be right here. i want to thank michael, robert, and the investor, joel glickman for hosting me today and giving me a great tour. stand up so everybody can see you, guys. [cheers and applause] there you go. we have a couple of outstanding members of congress here. [cheers and applause] now, i just finished getting a tour of the workshop. i have to say it makes me wish that joel invented this stuff sooner when i was a kid. back then, you couldn't build a roller coaster out of your erector set. i got a chance to meet some of the folks who have been working around the clock to keep up with t
mcconnell? >> nothing new in that statement from his mitch mcconnell. no. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ president obama spoken in manufacturing company. this is about 20 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. please have a seat. have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello. it is good to be back in pennsylvania. and eight is good to be right here -- and it is good...
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, this is the mitch mcconnell who said we're going to -- my main goal is to defeat the president, not give him a second term. >> how is that working? >> senator mcconnell, second term is here, things have changed, and the obama -- the last term where he was reaching out offering to negotiate from the middle, is gone. you know, he's going to put out there what he wants because he won and there is not a chance of defeating him now. at least in an election. and i don't think on this issue. on the issue of middle class tax cuts republicans want to go forward saying we raised taxes on the middle class. >> but chris, doesn't the white house have to be a little more specific about what's in that $400 billion of medicare cuts? i mean they're trying to smoke out what the republicans are willing to go for, but each side is suspicious, understandably, they will get hammered publicly. >> that's right. and the democrats on the hill and in the white house will tell you, that we don't want to be the face of tax increases and of entitlement cuts. so, they're saying we have a budget here, $400 billion
, this is the mitch mcconnell who said we're going to -- my main goal is to defeat the president, not give him a second term. >> how is that working? >> senator mcconnell, second term is here, things have changed, and the obama -- the last term where he was reaching out offering to negotiate from the middle, is gone. you know, he's going to put out there what he wants because he won and there is not a chance of defeating him now. at least in an election. and i don't think on this...
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on one side, you have establishment, john boehner and mitch mcconnell. to them, the election was lost because the conservative ideologues pulled him so right he could never find his way back in november. on the other side, jim demint, rick santorum and the industrial complex that make the same argument ideologues always make when they lose, the problem our guy wasn't ideological enough. the problem is going out in technicolor with demint bolting out to become the ceo of the conservative movement. joining me is the former head of the rnc and joy reed, managing editor of rio.com, also one of us. this is what happens when you go near the misery index, the rush limbaugh show. yesterday, jim demint, still the united states senator from south carolina and the out-going heritage foundation president dent and rush made fun of the speaker. let's listen. >> well, i think it's safe to say boehner is not forcing either of you guys out, right? >> that's pretty true. it might work a little bit the other way, rush. >> what do you make of that? it might work a little bi
on one side, you have establishment, john boehner and mitch mcconnell. to them, the election was lost because the conservative ideologues pulled him so right he could never find his way back in november. on the other side, jim demint, rick santorum and the industrial complex that make the same argument ideologues always make when they lose, the problem our guy wasn't ideological enough. the problem is going out in technicolor with demint bolting out to become the ceo of the conservative...
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the combatants-- democratic majority leader harry reid and republican minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> americans believe congress is broken. once again, the only ones who disagree are mitch mcconnell and the republican party. >> i've never said the senate's working fine. i think the senate's been disastrously run for the last two years. >> the american people know, democrats and republicans, that this place isn't working and there needs to be some changes so that we can proceed to get some legislations passed. >> disastrously run. but not because of the rules, but because of the operation. and it's certainly not the fault of the republicans. >> holman: the war of words comes as democrats look to make changes to senate rules playing a big role in that gridlock, specifically, use of the filibuster-- used to block or delay senate action on a bill by debating it at length or offering numerous procedural roadblocks unless a super- majority of 60 senators votes to proceed. veteran congress-watcher norman ornstein is with the american enterprise institute, a conservative think tank in was
the combatants-- democratic majority leader harry reid and republican minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> americans believe congress is broken. once again, the only ones who disagree are mitch mcconnell and the republican party. >> i've never said the senate's working fine. i think the senate's been disastrously run for the last two years. >> the american people know, democrats and republicans, that this place isn't working and there needs to be some changes so that we can...
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. >> his boat, "republican leader: a political biography of senator mitch mcconnell" looks at mitch mcconnell has served as senator of kentucky since 1985. >> mcconnell is the senior senator from kentucky, the longest-serving senator from kentucky. he is the republican leader in the united states senate and somewhat contend he is the foremost republican a kentucky political history. he was born in alabama, came to kentucky as a young person. got involved in republican politics, served as the county judge executive here in jefferson county, which is worth a read though, largest city is located, ousted the democratic incumbent and has been reelected four times since then. it's been a steady upward climb in the ranks of republican leadership in the u.s. senate. he came in with really no connections and no national reputation, kind of built his reputation on issues like campaign finance reform, resisting a lot of measures of campaign finance reform. it got into the leadership then now is the leader in what is to become the senate majority leader after the election this fall. his primary legislati
. >> his boat, "republican leader: a political biography of senator mitch mcconnell" looks at mitch mcconnell has served as senator of kentucky since 1985. >> mcconnell is the senior senator from kentucky, the longest-serving senator from kentucky. he is the republican leader in the united states senate and somewhat contend he is the foremost republican a kentucky political history. he was born in alabama, came to kentucky as a young person. got involved in republican...
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you have demint out there running a candidate against mitch mcconnell to his right, almost beating him last time around, trying to move the party to the right. selecting candidates like sharron angle and some of the whackier ones like christine o'donnell. all around the country always trying to get several notches to the right of what we have. bob bennett, not right wing enough, orin hatch, not right win enough, john mccain not right wing -- their idea of right wing is way out, and the leader of them all is this guy who is leaving the senate. how do you see it? >> i think this is the place where the conservative movement and the republican party often times part ways, and jim demint has been the burr in the bonnet of mitch mcconnell who people on the left think of as this hard right intransigent guy because he said his top priority was making barack obama a one-term president, but really mitch mcconnell in a lot of ways is like john boehner. an old-time dealmaker. people like jim demint can't stand people like that. they feel the party has become to easy to capitulate. remember with th
you have demint out there running a candidate against mitch mcconnell to his right, almost beating him last time around, trying to move the party to the right. selecting candidates like sharron angle and some of the whackier ones like christine o'donnell. all around the country always trying to get several notches to the right of what we have. bob bennett, not right wing enough, orin hatch, not right win enough, john mccain not right wing -- their idea of right wing is way out, and the leader...
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last night mitch mcconnell made a unilateral statement of where we should be as a congress, republican and democrat. when we have the evidence and the intelligence that iran has the capability, we should declare the necessary legislation to give the president the full authority to see to it has to never exercised and that we take them on because they possess it and they have it or they're developing it. i have been very pleased to work with senator boxer from california on a piece of legislation which will be introduced this week. you are going to the hill today and your job is to carry the message, and part of that message needs to be what we call the enhanced cooperation act of 2012 for the united states and israel. it states fundamentally and clearly and reaffirms our unwavering commitment as a country to the state of israel, our unwavering commitment to see to it it has the materiel to defend itself, to make sure they get the cooperation from the united states to help pursue a two-state settlement as long as its neighbors of israel recognize fully israel's right to exist. as senato
last night mitch mcconnell made a unilateral statement of where we should be as a congress, republican and democrat. when we have the evidence and the intelligence that iran has the capability, we should declare the necessary legislation to give the president the full authority to see to it has to never exercised and that we take them on because they possess it and they have it or they're developing it. i have been very pleased to work with senator boxer from california on a piece of...
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you quoted senator mcconnell. did you make overtures to get their cooperation >> the short answer is yes. we tried to get republicans on board. number of republicans have indicated they are in favor of the disclose bill, but the republican leadership has been very clear on this, that they do not want to allow any kind of transparency and any kind of disclosure. we have seen a total flip-flop from senator mcconnell on this issue. interestingly, while this is a united decision creating big problems, there was one issue on which eight of the nine justices agreed, and that was the disclosure is not only constitutional, but for the help attractants -- democracy. the only dissenter was justice thomas. we hope on a bipartisan basis we can take this up. there has been a disturbing trend among many republicans against transparency. one is their opposition to this. we are seeing their candidate refused to divulge his tax records. his father set the standard for doing that, and now he refuses to disclose in that area. so we
you quoted senator mcconnell. did you make overtures to get their cooperation >> the short answer is yes. we tried to get republicans on board. number of republicans have indicated they are in favor of the disclose bill, but the republican leadership has been very clear on this, that they do not want to allow any kind of transparency and any kind of disclosure. we have seen a total flip-flop from senator mcconnell on this issue. interestingly, while this is a united decision creating big...
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senator mcconnell says no stumbling block should cutff this deal. when the democrats protested they said fine take it off the table but it talks like reed and the republican leader got stuck. they called in the bullpen. called in a senate colleague vice president joe biden. >> willing to work with whoev er can help. it remain as possible sticking point. appears to be a willingness and interest or the courage to close the deal. >> top on the republican side sound hopeful because they believe vice president biden can cut a deal but it may not be tonight. >> president obama putting pressure on lawmakers to reach a deal. mr. obama making remarks about the fiscal cliff aired it earlier today. he put much of the blame on shoulders of the republicans if no deal is reached. the gop fired back saying the president should lead right now not cast blame. correspondent s henry is live from the white house. >> he is frustrated going on a talk show today in the middle of the negotiations. he has not been on one of the programs since 2009. he felt it was important
senator mcconnell says no stumbling block should cutff this deal. when the democrats protested they said fine take it off the table but it talks like reed and the republican leader got stuck. they called in the bullpen. called in a senate colleague vice president joe biden. >> willing to work with whoev er can help. it remain as possible sticking point. appears to be a willingness and interest or the courage to close the deal. >> top on the republican side sound hopeful because they...
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mcconnell was correct. i think that's one of the most profound things anyone has said about politics. what he understood is what makes a bill bipartisan is not the ideas in it or the spirit in which it's offered. it's whether any legislatures from the other party sign off. if they do, by definition, the bill is partisan. so by keeping his members off the major bills, he makes each and every one of those bills a partisan bill, and he destroyed the president's image as a bipartisan compromiser. this week, he gave another remarkably honest interview. they have been saying repeal and replace, repeal and replace, but they haven't come together behind anything that would replace the affordable care act and cover a substantial act of the uninsured. chris wallace asked him why. in fact, he asked him why three times. by the third time, his patience gave out and he got real. >> one of the keys to obamacare is it will extend insurance access to 30 million people who are now uninsured. in your replacement, how would yo
mcconnell was correct. i think that's one of the most profound things anyone has said about politics. what he understood is what makes a bill bipartisan is not the ideas in it or the spirit in which it's offered. it's whether any legislatures from the other party sign off. if they do, by definition, the bill is partisan. so by keeping his members off the major bills, he makes each and every one of those bills a partisan bill, and he destroyed the president's image as a bipartisan compromiser....
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mitch mcconnell's kentucky is horse country. of the states represented by top congressional leaders, it's the reddest of all. >> among the top leaders of congress involved in fiscal cliff negotiations, the one facing the most home state pressure may be senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. he faces re-election in kentucky, a state where the tea party movement is alive and well. president obama may have won this election but two years ago leaders of the tea party movement elected ron paul's son rand as kentucky senator over an establishment republican. one leader of that movement who runs a high-end audio equipment business says they could do the same thing in 2014, and this time take out mitch mcconnell if he agrees to raise taxes. >> we shall not raise taxes in this country. we do not have a revenue problem. i would like senator mcconnell to recognize that the washington leaders are like a bunch of crack addicts. they need evermore money for evermore growing government and it is at the expense of the ordinary citizen that t
mitch mcconnell's kentucky is horse country. of the states represented by top congressional leaders, it's the reddest of all. >> among the top leaders of congress involved in fiscal cliff negotiations, the one facing the most home state pressure may be senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. he faces re-election in kentucky, a state where the tea party movement is alive and well. president obama may have won this election but two years ago leaders of the tea party movement elected ron...
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the speaker of the house joined by mitch mcconnell talking to reports. >> good afternoon, everyone. we had a positive lunch at the white house today and we discussed a number of areas where i believe that there is common ground between the two political parties and particularly on jobs and on energy. i'd like to think that some of the bipartisan bills that we have moved through the house will be taken up soon by democrats over in the senate. you know, during the state of the union address the president said that he was for an all of the above national energy policy. the house republicans have been through a national all of the above energy policy now for about five years. and it is the same approach that his jobs council in their annual report supported as well. so we offered to work with the president on some of those bipartisan bills, again, that have been passed in the house, and the president believed that there were some areas where we could find common ground and frankly i was encouraged by that. we also discussed the jobs act. the package of bipartisan bills that was introduc
the speaker of the house joined by mitch mcconnell talking to reports. >> good afternoon, everyone. we had a positive lunch at the white house today and we discussed a number of areas where i believe that there is common ground between the two political parties and particularly on jobs and on energy. i'd like to think that some of the bipartisan bills that we have moved through the house will be taken up soon by democrats over in the senate. you know, during the state of the union address...
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mitch mcconnell did not. you're goi corker and, you know and or snores who do believe that they have to work. i don't think you're going to see that in the house. the st the including the speaker forthcoming a taxes oromponents motion to avoid thel cliff. so i thinkith the house stuck in thisuation with tea party members elected and a conserva polarized ional republican adership i don't this just them toipartisanly and yous statement and president obama saying he would be talking t romney in...
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. >> mitch mcconnell lasted at the offer. >> burst into laughter. >> laughing at the president's package -- >> that catch them by surprise at all? >> they have to come up with their pennsylvania package. >> we are ready to work with him. >> i promise not to laugh at it. >> we can solve these problems. >> we are almost everywhere. >> republicans not seeking our will on the president. >> democrats have the leverage and they know it. >> listen, this is a negotiation. >> what is negotiable? >> nothing. >> nothing. >> obama wants to go over the cliff. >> they are toward fight this all the way. >> only ten legislative days to go. >> what happens when we go over the cliff? a democrat orgasm happens. >> that's a scrooge christmas. >> america about to go cliff diving. >> it is not a question, it is strictly business. >>> there's a pro tip of, when one side is leaking the other side's proposals and negotiations, they are not going well, at all. and the fiscal cliff negotiations are not going well at all. on thursday republicans leaked the white house's opening bid and we have some exclusive tape o
. >> mitch mcconnell lasted at the offer. >> burst into laughter. >> laughing at the president's package -- >> that catch them by surprise at all? >> they have to come up with their pennsylvania package. >> we are ready to work with him. >> i promise not to laugh at it. >> we can solve these problems. >> we are almost everywhere. >> republicans not seeking our will on the president. >> democrats have the leverage and they know...
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republicans called plan he layed out a step backwards, so much that top senate republican were mcconnell burst into laugh laughing western he heard it. people on the left, even, a lot of people on the left, said, man, this was heavy handed. he is asking for a lot. >>reporter: he is. if you look at the tax side, the president campaigned on raising taxes but high talked about raising them to the tune of $800 billion. instead, what was put on the table is double that, $1.6 trillion in new tax increases. the president, though, out there upsetting republicans because he is outcampaigning again and he said i missed being out here on the trail. so rather than negotiating with republicans he was on the road in pennsylvania and saying i ran on this in terms of raising taxes. it is time to collect. >> at the end of the day, a clear majority of americans, democrats, republicans, independents, agreed with a balanced approach to gift reduction and making sure the middle class taxes don't go up. folks agreed to that. now the good news is we are starting to see a few republicans coming around to it, to
republicans called plan he layed out a step backwards, so much that top senate republican were mcconnell burst into laugh laughing western he heard it. people on the left, even, a lot of people on the left, said, man, this was heavy handed. he is asking for a lot. >>reporter: he is. if you look at the tax side, the president campaigned on raising taxes but high talked about raising them to the tune of $800 billion. instead, what was put on the table is double that, $1.6 trillion in new...
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mitch mcconnell at this point does not support the mcconnell plan at all. he didn't think democrats did either. and yesterday he wanted to call their bluff. now that is when c-span 2 suddenly became amazing television. yesterday afternoon mitch mcconnell asked the senate to move to an immediate vote on the mcconnell plan. vote on it now. you figured harry reid would back down. prove that even democrats don't like this idea. but reid did not back down. he doubled down. he said, yeah, let's vote on the plan. but let's move to an immediate up or down vote. no filibuster, no 60-vote requirement, let's see if it gets 51. if so, it's passed. at which point, mcconnell kind of filibustered his own bill. he said, no, if we're not going to have a 60-vote threshold, there would be no vote at all. he got his wish and then e he launched a filibuster or a 60-vote challenge against a vote he asked for. claire mccaskill was senate president at the time. here was her reaction. >> is their objection to the original request? >> yeah. >> objection is heard. i got whiplash. >>
mitch mcconnell at this point does not support the mcconnell plan at all. he didn't think democrats did either. and yesterday he wanted to call their bluff. now that is when c-span 2 suddenly became amazing television. yesterday afternoon mitch mcconnell asked the senate to move to an immediate vote on the mcconnell plan. vote on it now. you figured harry reid would back down. prove that even democrats don't like this idea. but reid did not back down. he doubled down. he said, yeah, let's vote...
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that does put some pressure on mitch mcconnell. although his aides say he has more than enough votes long up to secure his leadership going forward. he has faced a conservative challenge with voices like senator jim demint who has been a big figure with tea party activists around the country and trying to push the republican leadership in the senate to do things that address some of their concerns. so we have seen some changes in how mitch mcconnell has done business at times. and some of the positions he's taken. namely on things like ear marks which he used to favor. now like many, is saying that there needs to be a break on those. so is it a real challenge to him? that will have to play out. politically, it is certainly something that some republicans find to their advantage to speak against an incumbent and against the current leadership out on the campaign trail. >> has he acknowledged those who have said they won't support him? >> he really doesn't get into that. one of the things we learn in the day to day action, whether it
that does put some pressure on mitch mcconnell. although his aides say he has more than enough votes long up to secure his leadership going forward. he has faced a conservative challenge with voices like senator jim demint who has been a big figure with tea party activists around the country and trying to push the republican leadership in the senate to do things that address some of their concerns. so we have seen some changes in how mitch mcconnell has done business at times. and some of the...
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that was a fight, by the way, that took place in mcconnell's home state of kentucky and mcconnell endorsed the other guy. the not rand paul. but paul won. he won his senate race in kentucky which was deeply humiliating for mitch mcconnell. but demint has also backed a lot of candidates who won their primaries but did not go on to win their general elections. like christine "i am not a witch" o'donnell if you remember her. demint backed the not a witch candidate and she lost big time. he backed todd aiken of the legitimate rape comments and mourdock of the other rape comments. the reason jim demint isn't in the majority today is because of jim demint. but jim demint says he's okay with that. >> i'd rather have 30 republicans in the senate who believe in the principles of freedom than 60 who don't believe in anything. [ applause ] well, let -- let me make myself even clearer. i would rather have 30 marco rubios in the senate than 60 arlen specters. >> arlen specter you might remember got driven out of the senate in part by folks like demint. he went to the democratic party and became the 60t
that was a fight, by the way, that took place in mcconnell's home state of kentucky and mcconnell endorsed the other guy. the not rand paul. but paul won. he won his senate race in kentucky which was deeply humiliating for mitch mcconnell. but demint has also backed a lot of candidates who won their primaries but did not go on to win their general elections. like christine "i am not a witch" o'donnell if you remember her. demint backed the not a witch candidate and she lost big time....
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says the time has come to focus on the general election. >> i think it's at the best interest in our party to get behind the person who is obviously going to be our nominee. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is expecting the romney to win the nomination. >> this is about the middle class, none of what's he's offering is doing anything expect returning to old policy. >> reporter: the president's job approval rating is over 50% since june. but many americans are still worrying about rising gas prices. >> and so gop hopeful newt gingrich will be in maryland ahead of tuesday's primary. that's followed by a speech at hood college. mitt romney is favored to win. stay with wjz for the latest on campaign 2012. >>> we had some clouds, sun, the clouds again today no april's fools jokes. taking a live look outside right now. we have a couple of showers moving in. we're live with an updated look. >> depending on what time it is you went outside that's what you saw. whether it was clouds in the morning, sunshine in between and clouds again. they are co
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says the time has come to focus on the general election. >> i think it's at the best interest in our party to get behind the person who is obviously going to be our nominee. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is expecting the romney to win the nomination. >> this is about the middle class, none of what's he's offering is doing anything expect returning to old policy. >> reporter: the president's job approval rating is over 50%...
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nothing to do with supply and demand, it's all down to the president according to mitch mcconnell. >> according to mitch and the republican leadership, everything is the president's faults. that's just a given. but it is a problem that we see every four years. people always latch on to this gas price issue and you know what happens? the prices spike during the summer travel season and then just as we go into the november elections, they start falling off a little bit. just enough to where it takes a lot of the oomph out of that argument. it happens all the time. so while it is interesting to see those polls, this is not the first time it's been an issue. it is not going to be the last time it's an issue. it's also not going to decide the election. >> indeed. professor dyson, the republican brand according to someone no less than barbara bush has taken an absolute battering. but why isn't the president benefiting do you think to a greater degree or does this speak to the vulnerability of the economic recovery which of course, come november, will be much more influential than anything e
nothing to do with supply and demand, it's all down to the president according to mitch mcconnell. >> according to mitch and the republican leadership, everything is the president's faults. that's just a given. but it is a problem that we see every four years. people always latch on to this gas price issue and you know what happens? the prices spike during the summer travel season and then just as we go into the november elections, they start falling off a little bit. just enough to where...
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senator mcconnell says the white house offer was almost comical? that's like insulting commentary back and forth to each other. senator mcconnell said there's nothing better going on privately. nothing going on privately? and the market didn't really react. you could see this is discouraging to see all this mud slinging but i'd go with what the market is saying. so far they still believe that number one, a deal is going to happen sooner than later and that it will be substantive. i'd hold on here before anybody gets too concerned. on the week if you just look at the trading patterns here, you can see the sector hurt the most on the worries about higher taxes, utilities has. the best week far and away. it's really bounced back now. other sectors are sort of on the mixed side. by and large, we're about even on the week. we'll see what they do at the close. >> bob, thank you. >>> now for a story that we have been following for a number of weeks. john mcafee on the run in belize saying he is wanted by police in connection with a murder. he says he is i
senator mcconnell says the white house offer was almost comical? that's like insulting commentary back and forth to each other. senator mcconnell said there's nothing better going on privately. nothing going on privately? and the market didn't really react. you could see this is discouraging to see all this mud slinging but i'd go with what the market is saying. so far they still believe that number one, a deal is going to happen sooner than later and that it will be substantive. i'd hold on...
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. >> speaking to that a little bit, i noticed you're on message there with senator mcconnell on staying it's a 50-50 chance, because that's the same thing he says all the time. how will you work with your -- >> maybe that's -- >> how will you work with your senior senator, if he's the majority leader and there are issues on which the two of you disagree? >> i was going to say, maybe the reason that i hear the 50-50 comments, because i'll on the road with him quite a bit and do quite a bit of town halls with him but i do agree with him on this issue. we don't agree on every issue, but i think he's been really good at keeping the republicans together on the biggest issue of the last few years, which has been obama care,, filing the lawsuit, getting the lawsuit started, so he's done a good job of keeping republicans together and you know, if we have differences, we try to keep it together, you know, we try to keep that private. >> so you would support him for his reelection? >> yes. >> susan? >> that's -- it's a big change, because remember that he was supporting your opponent during the r
. >> speaking to that a little bit, i noticed you're on message there with senator mcconnell on staying it's a 50-50 chance, because that's the same thing he says all the time. how will you work with your -- >> maybe that's -- >> how will you work with your senior senator, if he's the majority leader and there are issues on which the two of you disagree? >> i was going to say, maybe the reason that i hear the 50-50 comments, because i'll on the road with him quite a bit...
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he has been since he got that call from mitch mcconnell. obviously, they have made some very good progress. but what's going on right now do you imagine? >> i imagine that they're trying to sell that very good progress to their caucuses. you know, democrats aren't necessarily going to broadly embrace the plan that i understand has come out of their negotiations. for example, it sets the tax threshold at $450,000 as opposed to the kind of $250,000 that i think a lot of democrats, although i heard steve israel earlier offer a different viewpoint, but i think most democrats walking around with that threshold -- >> senator tom harkin learned about it in "the washington post" and he was not happy about that today. >> so that's a good example of the type of call you're talking about. also, the estate tax kind of landed much more on the republican's side of the field than the dem's. >> let me ask you about that because i had chris van hollen on last night, and his view on that was that it was ridiculous, that the idea that people who had huge esta
he has been since he got that call from mitch mcconnell. obviously, they have made some very good progress. but what's going on right now do you imagine? >> i imagine that they're trying to sell that very good progress to their caucuses. you know, democrats aren't necessarily going to broadly embrace the plan that i understand has come out of their negotiations. for example, it sets the tax threshold at $450,000 as opposed to the kind of $250,000 that i think a lot of democrats, although...
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compassionless conservative delivered by one mitch mcconnell. thanks so much for watching. "hardball" picks things up right now. >>> when is a tax not a tax? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish. what we have here is a failure to communicate. from the moment the supreme court upheld the individual mandate kauing it a tax, republicans saying aha, see, president obama raised taxes. but today, r mitt romney's chief spokesman told chuck todd no the mandate is not a tax after all. why would he say that? if it is, it means romney raised taxes with his plan in massachusetts. this is why santorum said romney would be the worst to carry the antireform message into the fall. also, we're hearing that chief justice roberts planned to strike down the mandate, but switched his vote. plus, count on seeing the obama campaign keep up their attacks on bain capital. both campaigns admitted the attacks on mitt romney's business experience, they're working and
compassionless conservative delivered by one mitch mcconnell. thanks so much for watching. "hardball" picks things up right now. >>> when is a tax not a tax? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish. what we have here is a failure to communicate. from the moment the supreme court upheld the individual mandate kauing it a tax, republicans saying aha, see, president obama raised taxes. but today, r mitt romney's chief spokesman told...
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senator mcconnell has been able to hear both sides. he has a caucus that ranges from folks like myself and demint and lee on one side to some in new england who are not as conservative. he has to keep 47 strong-willed people on the same pace. he has done a good job at that. >> when mitch mcconnell works with senator reid and try to come up with a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, is there anything in that package that would cause you too strenuously object and delayed the consideration in senate? >> even though i did not voted for the sequester, the idea of reducing spending is primary and we need to, even military spending. the only way i would vote to get rid of that is if there is the- are significant real cuts elsewhere. -- if there are significant real cuts elsewhere. a lot of these people would like to get rid of the military sequester and say, we will cut things over a 10 or 20 your period somewhere else. if that happens, i will be able to support that. you have to and knowledge military spending has doubled over the last 10 years
senator mcconnell has been able to hear both sides. he has a caucus that ranges from folks like myself and demint and lee on one side to some in new england who are not as conservative. he has to keep 47 strong-willed people on the same pace. he has done a good job at that. >> when mitch mcconnell works with senator reid and try to come up with a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, is there anything in that package that would cause you too strenuously object and delayed the consideration in...
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. >> mitch mcconnell says 13 million people in this country without health insurance is not the issue. but i thought that this was precisely the issue. because unless these people are brought into the system, they're not only miss out on all kind of preventive care, they'll also continue to use a system they do not contribute towards, so it's exactly that and yet mitch mcconnell says it's not the issue. >> again, misinformation. demonizing legislation and i think many have in the even read. if they did, they would also understand that 98% of americans would not be paying a penalty, but more importantly, 30, 40 million, the number keeps going up and down, it's the exact issue of individuals who lay on sick beds an hospitals without opportunity for insurance coverage and when i say they lay on sick beds, they're in emergency rooms because they can't get into hospitals because they have to go right out the door or maybe some of them fall sick right at the door of the emergency room because they're checkinging cards and coverage and i understand hospitals. they've got to survive and those
. >> mitch mcconnell says 13 million people in this country without health insurance is not the issue. but i thought that this was precisely the issue. because unless these people are brought into the system, they're not only miss out on all kind of preventive care, they'll also continue to use a system they do not contribute towards, so it's exactly that and yet mitch mcconnell says it's not the issue. >> again, misinformation. demonizing legislation and i think many have in the...